DJI Mavic 2 Zoom and Pro | Specifications | Price | Reviews | News

The DJI Mavic 2 is my favorite drone. Whether you choose to go with the Mavic 2 Zoom($1249) or the Mavic 2 Pro($1499) they are both head and shoulders above the competition. I’d venture to say I prefer the Zoom and I think it is the better drone for most people. The Pro camera, however, is superior and probably the new top choice for professionals. That said, these drones aren’t perfect and there are a few things that we would like to see improved.

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Only today you can get your hands on a new DJI Mavic 2 Zoom or Pro drone with a $100 rebate on eBay. These promotions are part of a sitewide sale that eBay is running today. The Mavic 2 Pro can be bought for $1,349 shipped from Focus Camera using the promo code PICKSOON during checkout. The Mavic 2 Zoom can be had for $1,149 shipped from BuyDig using the same code.

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The release of the DJI Mavic 2 Pro and DJI Mavic 2 Zoom has raised a lot of questions about what makes these two drones different. Frankly, there is barely any difference except for the camera they each carry.

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The YouTube video below compares the resolution of the Mavic 2 Pro FOV (full field-of-view) and HQ 4K video modes to other DJI drones, such as the Mavic Air, Mavic 2 Zoom and the Phantom 4 Pro V2.0.

In these tests, the Phantom outperforms all of the other DJI drones in resolution and clarity, including the Mavic 2 Pro. Understandably this caused a bit of an uproar among drone enthusiasts, especially those who just bought the Mavic 2 Pro with its ‘Hasselblad’ camera and 1-inch sensor.

Many people expected the video footage from the Mavic 2 Pro to be on par with the Phantom 4 Pro, but as you can see in the video that is not quite the case. The video maker suggests that DJI has most likely used  line-skipping or possibly pixel binning to either create a barrier between the Mavic 2 Pro and the Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 and future Phantom 5 series as a marketing decision.

Or, they decided to go this route to prevent the 1-inch sensor from overheating, which seems like a possibility considering the small packaging of the camera on the Mavic 2 Pro. It is even suggested that this may be the real cause of DJI’s decision to delay the release of the Mavic 2 Pro. We took a closer look at the video and reached out to DJI for an answer. Here’s what they had to say.

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Litchi, one of the best known alternative software solutions to fly your DJI drones, just updated their app to include the DJI Mavic 2 Zoom and Pro drones. The previous update (version 2.6) from four days ago included support for the new Mavics. The latest update, version 2.6.1 fixes a waypoint curve display issue, according to the company.

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Since the launch of the Mavic 2 Pro and Zoom, people who own the CystalSky displays had been quite frustrated as their displays were not compatible with these new drones. Many of them took to the DJI Forums to express their disappointment and to ask when an update would be available. Since the latest DJI GO 4.3.0 update, that problem has now bee solved and the DJI CrystalSky display works with the DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Zoom.

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There’s no doubt that the Mavic 2 Zoom and Mavic 2 Pro are the two hottest camera drones of the year. Soon after the release of the new Mavic 2 models, DJI announced that the original Mavic Pro and the Phantom 4 Pro would be discontinued. The fact that DJI discontinued both of their flagship models show just how popular they expect the new Mavic 2 to be.
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This morning DJI raised the price on the DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone from $1,449 to $1,499. The price hike comes shortly after a steep price increase on many of the accessories that a typical customer might want to add to their drone. They include the Fly More Kit, batteries, and ND filters. Interestingly, the DJI Mavic 2 Zoom has not changed in price and is still offered at $1,249.

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There are a ton of new features, both hardware and software, that DJI has baked into the new Mavic 2 and some are getting a lot more attention than others. New Quickshots like hyperlapse and flight features like Activetrack 2.0 have been covered a countless number of times by pilots on YouTube, but there is plenty more to discuss. With that being said, here are six underrated features that make the Mavic 2 one of the greatest drones you can buy right now.

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In an unannounced move, DJI raised the price on the Mavic 2 Fly More Kit and many other Mavic 2 Zoom/Pro accessories, such as the Mavic 2 Intelligent Flight Battery and the DJI ND filters. The price of the Fly More Kit was increased from $319 to $379. That is almost a 20% price increase. The new prices are effective today. We reached out to DJI and this is what they had to say.

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Early rumors indicated that the camera on the DJI Mavic 2 might be swappable. Then when DJI had their launch event of the Mavic 2 Zoom and Pro models, they said that the cameras could be swapped by DJI. You would have to send your drone in and they would swap the camera for you. Apart from the fact that you’d without a drone for some time, you would probably have to pay DJI a fee for the service and shipping as well. However, as it turns out you can actually swap the camera yourself as shown in these two videos on YouTube.

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There is not a lot of info to go with this viral video of one drone saving another drone, but it is worth sharing. Even if it’s only for the ingenuity and flying skills involved. Somehow a DJI Mavic 2 Zoom got tangled up in power lines. The drone is hanging by one of its legs high up in the air. Definitely not an easy position to get it out of. But not to worry, just pull out your second drone to rescue the first one with some homemade airlift system consisting of a line and something that might be a pencil, stick or piece of metal. Not sure. Luckily for the owner of the first drone, the Mavic 2 Pro, what’s in a name, saves the day. Check it out. 

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The DJI Mavic 2 Zoom features a brand new camera that is able to optically zoom between 24-48mm opening the door for a wide variety of brand new aerial shots. This zoom feature produces lossless quality. This is a major plus for video creators who want to save every pixel in their footage.

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I don’t know who is making these videos for DJI (actually, I do), but what a job these guys and girls have! Traveling all over the world to shoot the most amazing aerial footage with the latest DJI drones. This time the video production team went to Austria to show off what the Mavic 2 can do with its new features such as ActiveTrack 2.0. The subjects of the video are the beautiful, classic Porsche 550 Spyder and the Porsche prototype, the Mission-E. The latter will be called the Porsche Taycan (you can read more about that on our sister site Electrek.co). DJI latest in the Mavic series of drones captures both cars as they race up and down the Großglockner mountain pass. Definitely worth watching!

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DJI just released new firmware for the Mavic Pro. This is version v01.04.0500. The previous firmware update was early in July. On the DJI Forums, people have reported that this firmware does not change anything to the drone or the controller, but is merely for the DJI Goggles. Since the Goggles are updated through the Mavic Pro, you will have to do this in order to make the DJI Goggles compatible with the Mavic 2 Zoom and Pro drones.

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The DJI Mavic 2 series introduces two brand new cameras that not only shoot better images than the original Mavic Pro, but also have their own special characteristics. The Mavic 2 Pro carries a 1-inch sensor that can take 20mp photos while the Mavic 2 Zoom carries a 24mm-48mm camera that can optically zoom in two times without losing any quality. Here’s something I bet you don’t know: the gimbal can pan.

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Just after Billy had posted this article on the teardown of a Mavic 2 Pro, we now get to see how you can quite easily swap the camera and gimbal on your new DJI drone. In this video, TronicsFix shows us how to remove a cover, some screws and a ribbon wire to quite easily remove the entire camera/gimbal setup. I’m not sure this is something you would do on the fly, but it probably beats having to send your drone to DJI and have them do it for you.

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Have you ever felt brave enough to take part your brand new drone as soon as you take it out of the box? Me neither. Luckily, TronicsFix LLC on YouTube has the skills and knowledge to do this properly so that all of us can check out what’s inside the DJI Mavic 2 Zoom. Check out their teardown video below!

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A lot of people have been wondering how you mount Neutral Density or ND filters on the DJI Mavic 2 Pro with its 1-inch sensor as the lens shape is almost square-like. This video on YouTube shows you how it’s done. You carefully hold onto the camera and turn the protective cover that is in front of the lens counter-clockwise and it will come off. Then you take the ND filter of your choice and gently put it on the camera and turn it clockwise and voila. You are all set to go out and get that smooth cinematic footage with shallow depth-of-field.

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Over the last few days, some people with a sharp eye had spotted a controller in some of the visuals from DJI that looked very different. The company had already mentioned that a new remote controller for the Mavic 2 is on the way and that it will have an integrated screen. Today, it seems that we have found the first photo that actually shows the controller with the display visible. One of the directors who worked on the footage from Jimmy Chin’s trip to Greenland posted this photo on Facebook and later on deleted it after realizing his mistake. Luckily it was online long enough for one of our readers to capture it.

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With the release of the new Mavic 2 Pro, DJI has single-handedly jeopardized sales of the Phantom 4 series as they introduced a new folding drone that carries a 1-inch sensor. Professional photographers and videographers gravitated towards the Phantom 4 Pro as it featured a camera with a 1-inch sensor and was easy to travel with. Now that they have included a similar camera in a much smaller drone, what’s next for DJI’s Phantom series?

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